ITHACA, NY — High school students and their parents are invited to learn about academic programs, campus life and financial aid opportunities at a wide range of colleges and universities at the New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling regional college fair in Ithaca.

More than 60 institutions will be represented at the fair, which is taking place on...

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ITHACA, NY — High school students and their parents are invited to learn about academic programs, campus life and financial aid opportunities at a wide range of colleges and universities at the New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling regional college fair in Ithaca.

More than 60 institutions will be represented at the fair, which is taking place on...

ITHACA, NY —Before returning to start a new semester, members of the Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity chapter traveled to Charlotte, N.C., to work together building and refurbishing homes. During the final week of winter break, the students did construction work on three different homes sold to low-income individuals.

During the week-long trip, the students painted the...

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ITHACA, NY —Before returning to start a new semester, members of the Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity chapter traveled to Charlotte, N.C., to work together building and refurbishing homes. During the final week of winter break, the students did construction work on three different homes sold to low-income individuals.

ITHACA, NY — The AVA Digital Awards — an international digital production competition — awarded Kristine Tsui, a senior integrated marketing communications major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, a gold award for her video produced on behalf of Ithaca based ceramist Julia E. Dean.

The project was brought to...

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ITHACA, NY — The AVA Digital Awards — an international digital production competition — awarded Kristine Tsui, a senior integrated marketing communications major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, a gold award for her video produced on behalf of Ithaca based ceramist Julia E. Dean.

ITHACA, NY — The KahaneSwensenBrey Trio — pianist Jeffrey Kahane, violinist Joseph Swensen and cellist Carter Brey — will give this year’s performance in the annual Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Concert Series at Ithaca College. The free concert will take place Thursday, March 5, at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall...

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ITHACA, NY — The KahaneSwensenBrey Trio — pianist Jeffrey Kahane, violinist Joseph Swensen and cellist Carter Brey — will give this year’s performance in the annual Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Concert Series at Ithaca College. The free concert will take place Thursday, March 5, at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall...

ITHACA, NY — Artist Katie Dorame will give a presentation based on her exhibit currently on display at Ithaca College on Thursday, Feb. 26. Titled “Alien Apostles: Hollywood, Race & Little Green Men,” her talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center. It is free and open to the public.

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ITHACA, NY — Artist Katie Dorame will give a presentation based on her exhibit currently on display at Ithaca College on Thursday, Feb. 26. Titled “Alien Apostles: Hollywood, Race & Little Green Men,” her talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center. It is free and open to the public.

ITHACA, NY — Chanticleer — a Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble — will give a free performance at Ithaca College on Friday, Feb. 27. The concert will begin at 8:15 p.m. Ford Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

Due to limited seating, tickets will be required for admission. Tickets will be available starting at...

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ITHACA, NY — Chanticleer — a Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble — will give a free performance at Ithaca College on Friday, Feb. 27. The concert will begin at 8:15 p.m. Ford Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

Due to limited seating, tickets will be required for admission. Tickets will be available starting at...

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 LECTURE “Teaching Leadership and Success in Sustainability: The Power of Personal Will,” a Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education Speaker Series presentation by Mark Coleman, president of Convergence Mitigation Management; 6 p.m., G104, Hill Center.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5 LECTURE “Teaching Leadership and Success in Sustainability: The Power of Personal Will,” a Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education Speaker Series presentation by Mark Coleman, president of Convergence Mitigation Management; 6 p.m., G104, Hill Center.

ITHACA, NY — A touring variety show that combines classic storytelling with great music to promote renewable energy will make a stop at Ithaca College on Saturday, Feb. 28. “A Solar Home Companion,” featuring Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox, will be held from 8–10 p.m. in Park...

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ITHACA, NY — A touring variety show that combines classic storytelling with great music to promote renewable energy will make a stop at Ithaca College on Saturday, Feb. 28. “A Solar Home Companion,” featuring Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox, will be held from 8–10 p.m. in Park...

ITHACA, NY — At its February meeting, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees granted emeritus status to three former faculty members and awarded promotions and/or tenure to nine current faculty members.

The following retired faculty members were named professor emeritus:

Department of Education

Jeff Claus, who retired in...

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ITHACA, NY — At its February meeting, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees granted emeritus status to three former faculty members and awarded promotions and/or tenure to nine current faculty members.

The following retired faculty members were named professor emeritus:

Department of Education

Jeff Claus, who retired in...

]]>Megan ChristopherFri, 20 Feb 2015 21:14:00 GMTFirst Giving Day Event at Ithaca College Set To Harness Generosity Through Social Mediahttp://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/first-giving-day-event-at-ithaca-college-set-to-harness-generosity-through-social-media-39158/http://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/first-giving-day-event-at-ithaca-college-set-to-harness-generosity-through-social-media-39158/

ITHACA, NY — The term “IC community” is used at Ithaca College to refer to its students, alumni, faculty and staff. On Thursday, Feb. 26, that collective identity and pride takes on a new dimension when the college holds its first-ever Giving Day.

The first goal of the 24-hour event is to secure 607 financial gifts from donors, all of which will benefit students. A...

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ITHACA, NY — The term “IC community” is used at Ithaca College to refer to its students, alumni, faculty and staff. On Thursday, Feb. 26, that collective identity and pride takes on a new dimension when the college holds its first-ever Giving Day.

The first goal of the 24-hour event is to secure 607 financial gifts from donors, all of which will benefit students. A...

THURSDAY, FEB. 26ART “Alien Apostles: Hollywood, Race, and Little Green Men,” a Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Discussion Series talk by artist Katie Dorame on the Handwerker Gallery exhibit of her works fusing together imagery from the trouble legacy of American colonialism; 7 p.m., Handwerker Gallery,...

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THURSDAY, FEB. 26ART “Alien Apostles: Hollywood, Race, and Little Green Men,” a Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Discussion Series talk by artist Katie Dorame on the Handwerker Gallery exhibit of her works fusing together imagery from the trouble legacy of American colonialism; 7 p.m., Handwerker Gallery,...

ITHACA, NY — A former senior physiologist with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) will give two presentations at Ithaca College on respiratory issues that affect athletes. The talks by Kenneth Rundell — currently a medical affairs consultant for the pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis — will take place on Thursday, Feb. 26, and are free and open to the public.

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ITHACA, NY — A former senior physiologist with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) will give two presentations at Ithaca College on respiratory issues that affect athletes. The talks by Kenneth Rundell — currently a medical affairs consultant for the pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis — will take place on Thursday, Feb. 26, and are free and open to the public.

ITHACA, NY — Naturalist, environmental advocate and nonfiction writer Janisse Ray will give a free public reading at Ithaca College on Thursday, Feb. 19. Winner of the American Book Award for “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” Ray will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall. Her appearance is sponsored by the ...

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ITHACA, NY — Naturalist, environmental advocate and nonfiction writer Janisse Ray will give a free public reading at Ithaca College on Thursday, Feb. 19. Winner of the American Book Award for “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” Ray will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall. Her appearance is sponsored by the ...

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ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College Theatre and the School of Music will present the opera “Little Women,” adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel detailing the passage of the four March sisters from childhood to womanhood. Performances will run in the Clark Theatre in Dillingham Center on Feb. 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26 and 28 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb....

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ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College Theatre and the School of Music will present the opera “Little Women,” adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel detailing the passage of the four March sisters from childhood to womanhood. Performances will run in the Clark Theatre in Dillingham Center on Feb. 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26 and 28 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb....

ITHACA, NY — Holly Prigerson, director of the Center for Research on End of Life Care at Weill Cornell Medical College, will present “On Being Mortal: The Human Hand in How We Die” at Ithaca College on Monday, Feb. 16. Free and open to the public, her talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

Prigerson will highlight the factors affecting...

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ITHACA, NY — Holly Prigerson, director of the Center for Research on End of Life Care at Weill Cornell Medical College, will present “On Being Mortal: The Human Hand in How We Die” at Ithaca College on Monday, Feb. 16. Free and open to the public, her talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

ITHACA, NY — "Fifty Shades of Grey" is credited with a sexual awakening among tame housewives and staid girlfriends, and the addition of lower-lip-biting spice to vanilla bedrooms across America. But for Rebecca Plante, an associate professor of...

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ITHACA, NY — "Fifty Shades of Grey" is credited with a sexual awakening among tame housewives and staid girlfriends, and the addition of lower-lip-biting spice to vanilla bedrooms across America. But for Rebecca Plante, an associate professor of...

ITHACA, NY — The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series at Ithaca College will host a showing of the documentary “Still Black: A Portrait of Black TransMen” on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Free and open to the public, the screening will take place at 7 p.m. in Textor 103.

The film tells the stories of six thoughtful, eloquent and diverse transmen. Preacher, teacher,...

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ITHACA, NY — The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series at Ithaca College will host a showing of the documentary “Still Black: A Portrait of Black TransMen” on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Free and open to the public, the screening will take place at 7 p.m. in Textor 103.

The film tells the stories of six thoughtful, eloquent and diverse transmen. Preacher, teacher,...

As Google’s home page celebrates the birthday of “Little House on the Prairie” author Laura Ingalls Wilder on Feb. 7, it also recognizes the talents of Ithaca College faculty member Jack Wang. He and his brother Holman created the “Google Doodle” that the website’s millions of...

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As Google’s home page celebrates the birthday of “Little House on the Prairie” author Laura Ingalls Wilder on Feb. 7, it also recognizes the talents of Ithaca College faculty member Jack Wang. He and his brother Holman created the “Google Doodle” that the website’s millions of...

ITHACA, NY — Taughannock Falls State Park is home to a breathtaking waterfall, natural hiking trails — and accessibility issues. Eleven occupational therapy students in the Play and Leisure course at IC provided suggestions to change that.

Their instructor, Catherine Gooch, first noticed the accessibility issues when visiting the park last summer. She shared these...

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ITHACA, NY — Taughannock Falls State Park is home to a breathtaking waterfall, natural hiking trails — and accessibility issues. Eleven occupational therapy students in the Play and Leisure course at IC provided suggestions to change that.

Their instructor, Catherine Gooch, first noticed the accessibility issues when visiting the park last summer. She shared these...

A 2006 graduate of Ithaca College was recently named to the Forbes list of 30 Under 30 in the sports industry. Uzma Rawn joins a roster of standouts that includes other notables in the business side of the sports industry, as well as top athletes like...

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A 2006 graduate of Ithaca College was recently named to the Forbes list of 30 Under 30 in the sports industry. Uzma Rawn joins a roster of standouts that includes other notables in the business side of the sports industry, as well as top athletes like...

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ITHACA, NY — The documentary “Alive Inside” — a cinematic journey revealing the power of music to unlock elders living with dementia — will be screened at Ithaca College on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Free and open to the public, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Whalen Center’s Hockett Family Recital...

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ITHACA, NY — The documentary “Alive Inside” — a cinematic journey revealing the power of music to unlock elders living with dementia — will be screened at Ithaca College on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Free and open to the public, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Whalen Center’s Hockett Family Recital...

Professor Stephen Mosher of the Sport Management & Media program at Ithaca College was featured in a New York Times article last week that examines the concepts of gamesmanship and cheating in professional sports. The piece looks at the fine line between acceptable competitive advantages and those deemed against the rules.

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Professor Stephen Mosher of the Sport Management & Media program at Ithaca College was featured in a New York Times article last week that examines the concepts of gamesmanship and cheating in professional sports. The piece looks at the fine line between acceptable competitive advantages and those deemed against the rules.

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ITHACA, NY — The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen film series at Ithaca College will kick off the spring portion of its schedule with the documentary “The Paper Mirror,” the story of a collaboration between graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and painter Riva Lehrer. Free and open to the public, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Textor...

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ITHACA, NY — The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen film series at Ithaca College will kick off the spring portion of its schedule with the documentary “The Paper Mirror,” the story of a collaboration between graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and painter Riva Lehrer. Free and open to the public, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Textor...

ITHACA, NY — When Loden Cullar-Ledford started to doodle during a class quiz, little did he know it would end with him presenting at the largest continuously running conference for information systems educators.

In order to sort out a particularly complicated Excel function, Cullar-Ledford, a junior majoring in business administration at Ithaca College, flipped the quiz paper...

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ITHACA, NY — When Loden Cullar-Ledford started to doodle during a class quiz, little did he know it would end with him presenting at the largest continuously running conference for information systems educators.

In order to sort out a particularly complicated Excel function, Cullar-Ledford, a junior majoring in business administration at Ithaca College, flipped the quiz paper...

ITHACA, NY — One recent Ithaca College graduate has been spending the academic year teaching English to students In Indonesia, and a second will soon head abroad to teach in Brazil, thanks to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program.

Gabriela Gonzalez ’14 will be...

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ITHACA, NY — One recent Ithaca College graduate has been spending the academic year teaching English to students In Indonesia, and a second will soon head abroad to teach in Brazil, thanks to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program.

Gabriela Gonzalez ’14 will be...

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ITHACA, NY — A pair of exhibits by sister artists exploring the line between fact and fiction will kick off the spring schedule for Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery. An opening reception for “Origin Stories: Alien Apostles” and “Origin Stories: Altar Apparitions” will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. The exhibits run through...

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ITHACA, NY — A pair of exhibits by sister artists exploring the line between fact and fiction will kick off the spring schedule for Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery. An opening reception for “Origin Stories: Alien Apostles” and “Origin Stories: Altar Apparitions” will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. The exhibits run through...

ITHACA, NY — The Sundance Film Festival will host the premiere screening on January 23 of the film adaptation of “Ten Thousand Saints,” the acclaimed coming-of-age novel by Ithaca College assistant professor of writing Eleanor Henderson....

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ITHACA, NY — The Sundance Film Festival will host the premiere screening on January 23 of the film adaptation of “Ten Thousand Saints,” the acclaimed coming-of-age novel by Ithaca College assistant professor of writing Eleanor Henderson....

ITHACA, NY — The historic Washington, D.C., home where Abraham Lincoln spent summers during his presidency and wrote his preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was recently lit up by a green laser, all in the name of preservation. A team of undergraduate students from Ithaca College traveled to Washington to document President...

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ITHACA, NY — The historic Washington, D.C., home where Abraham Lincoln spent summers during his presidency and wrote his preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was recently lit up by a green laser, all in the name of preservation. A team of undergraduate students from Ithaca College traveled to Washington to document President...

]]>Megan ChristopherFri, 16 Jan 2015 17:30:00 GMTIthaca College Recognized by Corporation for National and Community Servicehttp://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/ithaca-college-recognized-by-corporation-for-national-and-community-service-38872/http://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/ithaca-college-recognized-by-corporation-for-national-and-community-service-38872/

ITHACA, NY — The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has once again included Ithaca College on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

“Service and...

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ITHACA, NY — The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has once again included Ithaca College on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

ITHACA, NY — The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) — an organization of colleges and universities that offer education, training and research programs in the field of aging — elected Ithaca College faculty member Elizabeth Bergman as one of five members-at-large.

Bergman, an associate professor of gerontology,...

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ITHACA, NY — The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) — an organization of colleges and universities that offer education, training and research programs in the field of aging — elected Ithaca College faculty member Elizabeth Bergman as one of five members-at-large.

ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College’s annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will include a talk by equality advocate Ash Beckham, a series of educational workshops, a film screening and a concert. With the theme “Whose Dream is it Anyway?” the events will take place...

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ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College’s annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will include a talk by equality advocate Ash Beckham, a series of educational workshops, a film screening and a concert. With the theme “Whose Dream is it Anyway?” the events will take place...

ITHACA, NY — One of the world’s most violence-torn nations will get some help learning about peace from an Ithaca College faculty member. Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, an assistant professor of politics, will spend this spring developing a postgraduate curriculum in strategic and peace studies at Covenant University in Ota, Nigeria.

Soyinka-Airewele is one of 60 scholars who...

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ITHACA, NY — One of the world’s most violence-torn nations will get some help learning about peace from an Ithaca College faculty member. Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, an assistant professor of politics, will spend this spring developing a postgraduate curriculum in strategic and peace studies at Covenant University in Ota, Nigeria.

ITHACA, NY — The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, awarded Ithaca College faculty member Kathleen Mulligan a grant for her sabbatical project “Voices of Partition,” a theatrical production based on the narratives of survivors of the violent 1947 partition of Pakistan and India.

Mulligan, associate professor of theatre arts, will join with the ...

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ITHACA, NY — The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, awarded Ithaca College faculty member Kathleen Mulligan a grant for her sabbatical project “Voices of Partition,” a theatrical production based on the narratives of survivors of the violent 1947 partition of Pakistan and India.

ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College president Tom Rochon has announced that he has appointed Benjamin Rifkin as the college’s provost and vice president for educational affairs. Rifkin has served since 2009 as dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The College of New Jersey, where he is also a professor of world languages and cultures.

“In an exceptionally...

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ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College president Tom Rochon has announced that he has appointed Benjamin Rifkin as the college’s provost and vice president for educational affairs. Rifkin has served since 2009 as dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The College of New Jersey, where he is also a professor of world languages and cultures.